JADE_B

ARTISTS STATEMENT

I have had many issues with my body and image over the years. I have struggled to find confidence in the way I looked growing up, which sadly is very common. I had an eating disorder from a young age, from self starvation, calorie counting and self harm, throwing away food, trying hypnosis and going days without eating, even convincing myself that a rumbling stomach was an applause. It wasn't until my first relationship that I started to feel beautiful but not because of my then boyfriend, but with age I found maturity and empowerment with sexuality. I have always celebrated self love but more so in others rather than myself, but now I look in the mirror and see a fascinating, complex and powerful person before me, with my "flaws" and all.

birthplace: Melbourneoccupation: Studentage: 20height: 5'8''biggest passion in my life: Music - I struggle to articulate my love for it but hearing an incredible riff can cause a feeling of euphoria and a shiver down my spineI like to listen to: Cicadas and wavesI like to watch: Trash TV and Louis TherouxI like to smell: Jasmine, coconut, sunscreen, tobacco, paint, petrol and cologne I like to taste: Onion - weirdly enough it's my favourite food, or vegetable per se. I can never have enough! I like to feel: Teased (sexually)favourite part of my body: My eyesfavourite part of someone else's body: Their mind, if physical, everything. There's beauty in everyone. Men's hands are really attractive tooWhy i shot myself: To be in control of the way I'm viewed; to be the subject rather than an object.who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: I can't think of anyone, it's an amazing experiencewho I'd most like to see shoot themselves: My friends, I would love for them to feel the freedom that this project brought memy website/fav website: BandcampMost outrageous thing I have done: Got a jobBands I like: Iggy Pop/The Stooges, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Birthday Party, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, The Cramps. The list could go on forever!Books I like: To Kill a Mocking Bird, Flowers in the Attic, Howl, Kaddish and other poems by Allen GinsbergFilms I like: The Basketball Diaries and Girl, Interrupted